PROGNOSTICATING

Verb

prognosticating

present participle of prognosticate

Source: Wiktionary


PROGNOSTICATE

Prog*nos"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prognosticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Prognosticating.] Etym: [See Prognostic.]

Definition: To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. Burke. I neither will nor can prognosticate To the young gaping heir his father's fate. Dryden.

Syn.

– To foreshow; foretoken; betoken; forebode; presage; predict; prophesy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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